Cabinet with racks



Dec. 23, 1941. P, F, KRAEFT 2,266,870

CABINET WITH RACKS Filed Nov. 28, 194@ 2 sheets-*sheet 1 A TZ'aHn/ExDec. 23, 1941. P. F. KRAEFT 2,266,870

CABINET WITH RACKS Filed Nov. 28, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ff. ff F195.

ATTQHNE');

Patented Dec. 23, 1941 This` vinventien relates to .cabinets withracks.-. It is particularly directed tofacabnt Withracks for trips.glasses-,-l plates-1 lloew-1s, and,A the. like.; ar.- i

ticles, and adapted te be placed--inf1washingf-ma chines. Racks of thegeneral type-described., are Aricade of? wire. ancinhave at. the bottom;alain-forcingframe ofA angular erossesectionf. and :may hevformedwithanysuitable.-wirezpartitiensdependshownone. of the variouspossible illustrativeemhodimentsof thisimzentiomv Y Fig, 1is..,a.sidee1evational view-ofv azcabinet with. .racks embodying -the finvention, nwith parts obrolenaway and..in..cr0ss,s.ection, andshow-ing:-` L 0.11@ rackA in; partially.withdrawnV position; Fig. 2 is across-sectional View taken oni-line- Eig, 3.,.is` a. crossfsectionalviewrvtaken on line ing upon' the. articlesto befplaceri:tintotheraek.`1.0.t 3.-3-01?. Fig. 1;.

It -Ais Lan. object. of. the .present inventionxto 1movide a. cabinetVfor-*such racks having compari:h ments. into.- which the. racks r areinserted y'like-f drawers,Y the cabinet and racks `being zgprovided, inaccordance witn-thisri-nrention; with cooperating means. Ato retain :the.racks inf partly -with'- drawn position, to expose arportion'only-ofthe racks, whereby articlesy may .be `rWithdrawnI fromtl'ieexposed` portions or: placedithereinto. A further. object. .ofAfthis invention :is :to provideina cabinet. with racks of thecharacterde-` scribed, means. to permitl aaslight: downward 4andforwardtilting fof thoracic; when therackss partially withdrawn -fromthecabinet, andi-means on the cabinet serving as stopstolimit move- 2.5,00m-prisms a' Cabinet-II"supporting-aplurality-or square racks I 2 forcups-,. glasses, plates, bowls or ment of the racks in fully insertedposition yWithin the cabinet,themeans-forretainingfthe `racksinpartially withdrawn position Aand 'ir'ri'ull-y -insorted` position;alsoserv-ingto -hol'd the racksr Within lthe cabinet.

Yet `afurther-object of this invention is 12o-provide a rack ofv thecharacter' describeigwhi-ch is square, and .fa-.cabinet having-asquarecompartment to receive therack, and fthe rack having Fig.. .41 isa crosse.sectionalv view-A taken. on- 1i-ne Fig-v.l 5 is `aorossesectional-v View taken-on.A lineA 15 -f Fign, isal partial,perspective view of 'a yside i vrallfof the cabinet showing-one of theraclrguides andolugs-to retain the mehr-against movement; and, Y

I-igi` '7 is `a view-similar tofFig. 6,- butA alsoshrc-)vv-v 2l). inggafportion of the'angle-frame` of one side of thesfrack I with notchengaging the l lugfon Vthe Referring now in detail to thedrawings; IIL

designates-an article-embodying the invention,

the like artic-les.:

touseparate' the glasses, bowls, dishes-o1'- other intermediate portionsen .both pairs .of opposite. 3-artic1es placed inthe rack* Sdesthereotoengage means atthefront ofthe. l

Compartment. to. retain-the rack partially, with.-

position,.-when.the rac1. i,siiriy the .compartment-Whenanyv of itsfour,f sdesare rat, the infront.

Still. a further. obiettpt this invention Vis teprov-ide ahieblfyfirnrrovedfrueged:and; durable- Cabinet. 'and'` rack construction:,of ,theA character described, which shall be relatively inexpensive?Other objects 'of this'invention willlinfpartbetures. .ofconstructioncombinations ofelernents.. @notches 2t and 2lnreferablrextend lto the -edge and of which the scope of applicationwinne-inf..

dicated theiellowine claims.4

Each `of theracks I2 is formed at the bottom thereof with a. reinforcingframe of' angular crossdisposed portions I8; and symmetrically"disposedV40`V` side' portions 19.' The portions I8 have upwardly extending' WallsI afand horizontal, 6 inwardlyeX-' tendingl walls' Mib.The:sideportions'u t9 compr'sefvertical: orupwardly7 extending-WallsIf`9a,A

` and horizontal', inwardly extending walls -I-S'b.

4??` `'I'he walls `I-f8b or theportions rI'Bare formeell at'the-Inid-portions thereofj withaligned notchesy 20,

for the purpose hereinafter appearing.y Thje Walls I'Sb" of the portionsI9,jare formed withnotches 2'I^.,`fo,r the purpose hereinafter appearing'. The

'portions of the walls I8b and |92), respectively.

Referring now to the cabinet LI, the, sameliasA Inihe.attompenylisidrawings.. in; which. Yisivfront.. orfirdesired.. the iront.may be` closed.. by

any suitable doors, not shown. Fixed to the inner surfaces of the sidewalls 30, are pairs of aligned, horizontal, guides 33 to support theracks I2, each rack being supported on a pair of aligned guide bars. Theguide bars 33 may be of angular cross-section, each comprising avertical wall 33a and a horizontal, inwardly extending wall The walls33h of the guide bars 33 are each formed atthe front and rear withupwardly ex tending lugs 34 and 35. The bars 33 may be made of metal andthe lugs 34 and 35 may be made by slitting the ends of wall 33b inwardlyalong lines parallel to the outer edge thereof, and bending the metalbetween the slits andV said cess of the length of the rack I2;

It will be noted that the racks are supported on the horizontal walls33h of the guide bars 33, and that the frame portions at the sides ofthe rackcontact said horizontal walls. When a rack is fully inserted inthe cabinet, the lugs 34 and 35 on the opposite guide bars33` arelocatedin front of, and at therear of the rack, to keep the rack fromslidingeither forwardlyor rearwardly.

The space between one pair of guide bars 33 and the next adjacent pairof guide bars is greater than the height of the rack to permit aclearance so that when it is desired to withdraw the rack, the Vrack maybe/lifted above theV Ilug Y34 and drawn out of the cabinet. When it isdesired to partially withdraw the rack, the front: part thereof islifted until it clears the lugs 34,` and the rack is lpulled forwardlyto a position where said lugs engage within the notches 2|. Thelfrontvpart of the rack may then be tilted down` wardly, as Ashown inmFig. 1 of the drawings, articles may then be withdrawn from the frontpart of the'rack. In such position the guide bars above the rack contactthe rear end of the rack, as shown in Fig. 1.A A

It will be noted that the racks may be inserted into the cabinet witheither the portions I3 at the front and rear, or with the portions I4 atthe front and rear, by reason oi"-V the fact that the racks are squarein shape. In either position. notches 2li or ZI will be disposed at thesides to receive the lugs'34.

The combination cabinet and rack construction` disclosed herein isparticularly suitable for ships. the lugs 34 and 35 serving Vto keep theracks within the cabinet orin partially'withdrawn position. even on therough sea.

When the rank is partially withdrawn. 'as shown in Fig; .1.. apartof'the'rack may be used without exposing "the rear part. andfurthermore, when they-ack is supported in partially vwithdrawnposition. it is firmly held in the cabinet while articles are takenr outof it or placed thereinto.

It will thus be seen thatthere is provided a device in which the severalobjects of this invention are achieved,` and which is well adaptedtomeet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of theV aboveinvention,-and as various changes` might be made in the embodiment aboveset forth. it is toibe understood that all matter herein set forthforshown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrativeand not in a limiting sense.

Having thus. described my invention. I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent: s

1. -A'cabinet having side .vwallsa Vpairof parallel horizontal supportsYattached to the inner surfaces of the side walls of the cabinet, asquare rack supported on said supports, each pair of opposite sides ofsaid rack being formed with aligned notches, and means at the front endsof the supports to engage within said notches, when the rack ispartially withdrawn from the cabinet, said supports having meansadjacent the rear ends thereof to engage the rear end of said rack whenthe rack is fully inserted into the cabinet,'th`e distance between the'notch engaging means and the means to'engage the rear end of the rackbeing substantially equal to the length L of said rack from front torear.

2. Acabinet having side walls, pairs of aligned sidewalls', square racksmounted on said supports, means at the front and rear ends of saidsupports to retain the racks against forward or `:rearward movement whenthe racks are fully inserted in the cabinet, and means at each pair ofopposite sides of each of the racks to engage the means at the frontends Yof the supports to retain the racks againstv forward or rearwardmovement ina position where the racks are partially withdrawn from thecabinet.

3. A cabinet having side walls, pairs of aligned horizontal racksupports on the inside of said sidewalls, square racks mountedV on saidsupports, means at the front and rear ends of said supports to retainthe racks against forward or rearward movement when the racks are fullyinserted -in the cabinet/and means ateach pair of oppositesides of eachof the racks to engage the means at" the front ends of the supports toretain the racks against forwarder rearward movement in a-'positionwhere the racks are partially withdrawnfrom the cabinet, the distancebetween one pair o'f aligned supports and the next vadjacent pair ofaligned supports being greater than the height ofthe racks t permit theracks'to be tilted forwardly and'downwardly in partiallywithdrawnposition, andone pair of supports 'serving tov engage the rear ends ofracks mounted on the supports below the same when in partially withdrawnposi-tion and tilted downwardly andforwardly.'

4. A'cabinet having side walls, a pair of parallel horizontal supportson the inside of said side walls, av square shaped rack mounted on saidsupports, said rack having pairs of opposite walls, each pairofiopposite walls being formed with aligned notches, andra pair ofaligned upwardly extending lugs 'on said supports adapted to engage ineach pair of notches.v

.5. A square rack having at thelower edges oithe side and endwallsthereof, an angle shaped reinforcing,v frame having upwardly extending,vertical wallportions and inwardly extending, horizontal wallportionaopposite horizontal wall portions being formed with alignedpairs of notches' mediately the ends thereof,-adapted to coact withsupporting lugs on a Acabinet to support therackV in a partiallyextended and tilted Position.

V6. A rack having at the lower ends of the side and end Ywalls thereof,an angle' shaped reinforcing frame having upwardly extending, verticalwall portions and inwardly extending, horizontalwallportions, oppositehorizontal wall portions being Vformed withaligned pairs of notchesmediately the ends thereof, and a cabinet having a support for saidrack, and lugs adjacent the front end thereofto engage in said pairs ofnotches.`

7. In combination, arcabinet and a square rack insertable intov saidcabinet with either pair of opposite sides of the rack at the front andrear of the cabinet, said cabinet having means to support said rack whenthe rack is inserted into said cabinet with either of its opposite sideportions at the front and rear, said supporting means including means toprevent the rack from sliding forwardly or rearwardly when the rack isfully inserted within the cabinet, means on said rack adapted tocooperate with an element of the second mentioned means to support saidrack in partially withdrawn position when either of its opposite sideportions are disposed front and rear of the rack, to expose one part ofthe rack while another part of the rack is still Within the cabinet.

8. In combination, a cabinet and a square rack insertable into saidcabinet with either pair of opposite sides of the rack at the front andrear of the cabinet, said cabinet having means to support said rack whenthe rack is inserted into said cabinet with either of its opposite sideportions at the front and rear, said supporting means including means toprevent the rack from sliding forwardly or rearwardly when the rack isfully inserted within the cabinet, means on said rack adapted tocooperate with means to support said rack in partially withdrawnposition when either of its opposite side portions are disposed frontand rear of the rabk, to expose one part of the rack while another partof the rack is still within the cabinet, and means on the cabinet toretain the rack in forwardly and downwardly tilted position when therack is retained in partially Withdrawn position.

PAUL F. KRAEFT.

